CA2203993A1 - Telephonic voice message transmission control method - Google Patents

Telephonic voice message transmission control method

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CA2203993A1
CA2203993A1 CA002203993A CA2203993A CA2203993A1 CA 2203993 A1 CA2203993 A1 CA 2203993A1 CA 002203993 A CA002203993 A CA 002203993A CA 2203993 A CA2203993 A CA 2203993A CA 2203993 A1 CA2203993 A1 CA 2203993A1
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voice message
voice
message transmission
control method
transmission control
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CA002203993A
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CA2203993C (en
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Paul F. Finnigan
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WorldVoice Inc
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Paul F. Finnigan
Worldvoice Inc.
Apogee 2000, Inc.
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Application filed by Paul F. Finnigan, Worldvoice Inc., Apogee 2000, Inc. filed Critical Paul F. Finnigan
Priority to CA2640595A priority Critical patent/CA2640595C/en
Priority to CA2640593A priority patent/CA2640593C/en
Priority claimed from PCT/US1995/014204 external-priority patent/WO1996014701A2/en
Publication of CA2203993A1 publication Critical patent/CA2203993A1/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H04M3/50—Centralised arrangements for answering calls; Centralised arrangements for recording messages for absent or busy subscribers ; Centralised arrangements for recording messages
    • H04M3/53—Centralised arrangements for recording incoming messages, i.e. mailbox systems
    • H04M3/533—Voice mail systems
    • H04M3/53325—Interconnection arrangements between voice mail systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
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    • H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H04M3/50—Centralised arrangements for answering calls; Centralised arrangements for recording messages for absent or busy subscribers ; Centralised arrangements for recording messages
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
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    • H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H04M3/50—Centralised arrangements for answering calls; Centralised arrangements for recording messages for absent or busy subscribers ; Centralised arrangements for recording messages
    • H04M3/53—Centralised arrangements for recording incoming messages, i.e. mailbox systems
    • H04M3/533—Voice mail systems
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    • H04M3/50—Centralised arrangements for answering calls; Centralised arrangements for recording messages for absent or busy subscribers ; Centralised arrangements for recording messages
    • H04M3/53—Centralised arrangements for recording incoming messages, i.e. mailbox systems
    • H04M3/533—Voice mail systems
    • H04M3/53316—Messaging centre selected by message originator
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    • H04M3/50—Centralised arrangements for answering calls; Centralised arrangements for recording messages for absent or busy subscribers ; Centralised arrangements for recording messages
    • H04M3/53—Centralised arrangements for recording incoming messages, i.e. mailbox systems
    • H04M3/533—Voice mail systems
    • H04M3/53333—Message receiving aspects
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2201/00—Electronic components, circuits, software, systems or apparatus used in telephone systems
    • H04M2201/60—Medium conversion
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2203/00—Aspects of automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M2203/30—Aspects of automatic or semi-automatic exchanges related to audio recordings in general
    • H04M2203/301—Management of recordings
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2242/00—Special services or facilities
    • H04M2242/22—Automatic class or number identification arrangements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/38—Graded-service arrangements, i.e. some subscribers prevented from establishing certain connections
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H04M3/42025—Calling or Called party identification service
    • H04M3/42034—Calling party identification service
    • H04M3/42059—Making use of the calling party identifier
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H04M3/42025—Calling or Called party identification service
    • H04M3/42085—Called party identification service
    • H04M3/42102—Making use of the called party identifier
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H04M3/436—Arrangements for screening incoming calls, i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H04M3/54—Arrangements for diverting calls for one subscriber to another predetermined subscriber
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q3/00—Selecting arrangements
    • H04Q3/72—Finding out and indicating number of calling subscriber

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a method of controlling transmission of voice messages or information via telephonic voice message systems, which are sometimes referred to as Voice Mail systems. Users of the system selectively specify voice message transmission instructions for controlling transmission of voice messages directed to them. Upon receipt of a user's voice message address, the voice message system determines whether the destination voice message address has a specified voice message transmission instruction previously selected by the recipient and processes the voice message in accordance with the instruction.
CA002203993A 1994-10-31 1995-10-31 Telephonic voice message transmission control method Expired - Fee Related CA2203993C (en)

Priority Applications (2)

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CA2640595A CA2640595C (en) 1994-10-31 1995-10-31 Telephonic voice message transmission control method
CA2640593A CA2640593C (en) 1994-10-31 1995-10-31 Telephonic voice message transmission control method

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US33210294A 1994-10-31 1994-10-31
US08/332,102 1994-10-31
PCT/US1995/014204 WO1996014701A2 (en) 1994-10-31 1995-10-31 Telephonic voice message transmission control method

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CA2203993C CA2203993C (en) 2009-10-06

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US (1) US5687220A (en)
EP (1) EP0796534B2 (en)
AT (1) ATE200172T1 (en)
CA (3) CA2203993C (en)
DE (1) DE69520506T3 (en)
ES (1) ES2155542T5 (en)

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CA2640595A1 (en) 1996-05-17
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ES2155542T3 (en) 2001-05-16
CA2640595C (en) 2011-05-31
EP0796534A2 (en) 1997-09-24
EP0796534B1 (en) 2001-03-28
DE69520506T3 (en) 2006-01-19
CA2640593C (en) 2011-01-11
ES2155542T5 (en) 2005-12-01
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EP0796534B2 (en) 2005-06-01
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